September 04, 2008
School has started and it's okay. I'm so glad I went to university. If I had a kid, I would force it to go to university. I would say, "You're going to university, and you better have the time of your life." What I discovered from the first two days of college is that they're really trying to get us out of there. I feel rushed. The program is set up so that we have as little class as possible and as many practicums as possible. We skim through material because the important thing is that we learn just enough to prepare us for work, and nothing more. In university I felt like I could take my time. I entered university thinking that I had many years ahead of me, that I had lots of time to make friends and learn stuff and enjoy university life. University is like a mini utopia. We don't have to worry or think about the outside world in university. But in college, I'm constantly reminded that I'm there to get out and get a job. If I had a kid I would get it to understand how privileged it is to get a chance to go to university. University is not the place to prepare for work. My kid could do that on its own time, outside of university, through volunteering or something. University is the place to learn about all sorts of wonderful things, like insects and literature and films and persians. In university one can, ideally, take their time to learn these things in-depth, instead of feeling rushed to learn some practical skills to get a job. I hope my kid would never have to worry about work and money.
The funny thing is that I knew all this going into undergrad, which is how I ended up studying communication studies. But after finishing undergrad I forgot all this, and I panicked and thought, now that I'm done with undergrad, what do I do now?? And that's how I ended up in grad school for boring old psychology.
The funny thing is that I knew all this going into undergrad, which is how I ended up studying communication studies. But after finishing undergrad I forgot all this, and I panicked and thought, now that I'm done with undergrad, what do I do now?? And that's how I ended up in grad school for boring old psychology.
# posted by Lynda. @ 11:13
